System Performance Engineer (m/f/d) (Ingenieur/in - Luft- und Raumfahrttechnik)

Your Tasks

In this position, you will work in collaboration with architects and subsystem engineers on tasks like:

- Modelling of the Satellite’s imaging geometry and analysis of the geometric performances
- Pointing performance engineering on subjects like microvibration, thermo-elastic deformation and others.
- Implementation of the performance calibration and development of the associated software tools.
- Performance testing at various levels (Satellite, Platform, Units) including the test evaluation.
- Algorithm development for data processing and simulation focused on satellite level aspects such as geometry.
- Implementation and Maintenance of the Satellite Characterization and Calibration Database used for the on-ground data processing

Your Qualifications

- University degree in physics, aerospace engineering, remote sensing, or similar
- Professional experience in one or more of the following categories is advantageous - Satellite design, in particular optical and/or radar missions
- Design & simulation of control systems, multibody systems, mechanisms or similar
- Geometric performances of Earth observation space missions
- End-to-End Simulation of Earth-Observation and/or Science Data
- Experience in programming (e.g. MATLAB, Python)
- Self-managed, solution-oriented and pro-active working style
- Ability to work in a team
- Working level proficiency in written and spoken English and German. Other language skills advantageous
- Willingness to work in defense & surveillance projects

We offer

- Work Life Balance: Flexible working hours, sabbatical, 30 days vacation & special leave days
- Mobile Work: Hybrid work & mobile work abroad
- Structured on-boarding process (incl. Assignment of a buddy in the first months)
- Development: Extensive range of training courses, individual professional development, German language courses & annual employee dialogue
- space projects
- Additional benefits: 13. monthly salary, accident insurance & company pension plan
- Catering: High standard company restaurant & generous meals subsidy
- Active health promotion: Health management, E-GYM Wellpass & In-company sports groups
- Family: Kindergarten subsidy / Kindergarten places, Childcare in the vacation period & paid child sickness days
- Mobility: Subsidized Deutschland ticket, Job bike & parking lots
- Company parties & events: Christmas party, Satellite launch events, NextGen Speakers Night
- Innovation: Company suggestion system & free research and development

Homeoffice:
Umfang: Nach Vereinbarung